72% wheat procurement target achieved, PA told on May 13, 2020Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, who also holds the portfolio of food department said that the Punjab government made a comprehensive policy regarding wheat procurement this year and therefore the procedure is going very smooth. “The government has so far achieved the 72 percent target of wheat procurement while 92 percent gunny bags have been […]
Govt passes two bills in PA session called on opposition’s requisition on May 12, 2020The government easily passed two bills in the Punjab Assembly on Monday without any resistance from the opposition benches despite the fact that the session was convened over the requisition of the opposition. ‘The Code of Criminal Procedure (Punjab Amendment) Bill’ and ‘The Punjab Village Panchayats and Neighbourhood Councils (Amendment) Bill’ were passed in Punjab […]
Opposition slam govt for not handling COVID-19 properly on May 9, 2020The opposition in Punjab Assembly criticised the COVID-19 handling of the government while demanding safety kits for the medics of the province. The lawmakers from the opposition benches came down hard on the government for not providing facilities to the patients in the quarantine centers as there are reports that corona patients protested in several […]
PA session today amidst strict COVID-19 SOPs on May 8, 2020The session of Punjab Assembly that was convened on the requisition of the opposition will be held today (Friday) amid strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) introduced by the assembly secretariat to fight the COVID-19. As per the details, the 21st session of Punjab Assembly was called on the requisition submitted by the opposition benches last […]
Opposition satisfied as speaker convenes Punjab Assembly session on May 3, 2020The opposition in Punjab Assembly, led by the PML-N, is satisfied now, as Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has convened the session of the assembly over the requisition submitted by the opposition. According to the notification issued by the speaker’s office on Saturday, the 21st session of the Punjab Assembly will be held on Friday, May […]
Opposition submits requisition for pre-budget session of Punjab Assembly on April 28, 2020The opposition in Punjab Assembly led by the PML-N on Monday submitted a requisition for the pre-budget session of the assembly. The requisition was submitted in the Secretariat of Punjab Assembly in which the speaker was asked to convene the pre-budget session that was due in March but couldn’t be held due to the COVID-19. […]
Strict lockdown observed in Lahore as COVID-19 cases rise on April 27, 2020The Lahore police enforced a strict lockdown in the provincial capital on Sunday to restrict the movement of public following the sudden rise in the COVID-19 cases across the country, including Punjab. The citizens were not allowed to commute freely on major arteries of Lahore, including The Mall, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Davis Road, Liberty […]
PA speaker directs govt to test all prisoners in Punjab for COVID-19 on April 24, 2020The parliamentary committee of Punjab Assembly over COVID-19 has demanded that all the prisoners of province’s jails should be tested for Corona Virus to get the real picture of the prisons. The demand was made unanimously by the parliamentary committee as the numbers of COVID-19 patients were increased in the camp jail of Lahore in […]
PML-N demands pre-budget session of Punjab Assembly on April 21, 2020The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has demanded the pre-budget session of Punjab Assembly that was earlier scheduled to be held in the month of March but wasn’t convened due to the COVID-19 and the lockdown in the province. As the lockdown has been eased down to some extent and the government has allowed some sectors to […]
PA speaker directs govt to improve standard of COVID-19 testing on April 17, 2020Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi directed the health department to improve the standard of COVID-19 testing as he didn’t look satisfied over the ongoing testing standard of suspected coronavirus patients in the province. As per the details, the second meeting of all party parliamentary committee of Punjab Assembly constituted over COVID-19 was held on […]